Audience
What would the immediate audience in the poem be?
A) Anyone who like mirrors
B) Anyone who like to dance and sing
C) Anyone who like to express themselves alone
C) Anyone who like to express themselves alone
What is the subject of this poem?
Something that aligns with:
The center of this piece stems from a sense of loneliness and finding a form of self-expression.
No, the immediate occasion would be more prominent.
What POV is this poem written in?
Bonus:
True or False
Is our speaker very self-aware and confident?
First Person POV
Bonus: True
True or False: This poem contains multiple different uses of literary devices?
True
What would the larger audience be?
A) Anyone who own mirrors and have a family
B) Anyone who has some sort of loneliness, and are able to express their true self when they are alone
C) Anyone who likes to be themselves to gain money in life
B) Anyone who has some sort of loneliness, and are able to express their true self when they are alone
What is the universal purpose of this poem?
To express a sense of joy with being alone escaping the reality of your loneliness.
What is an immediate occasion happening during this poem?
Something that aligns with:
This is the character's time of self-expression and relief of stress. Dancing in order to cope with and escape his life when his family is awake.
Is there a shift in the tone from the beginning of the poem to the end? Explain.
Yes, it changes towards the end of the text to where the main character becomes more confident in his movements and true self.
Does the author use enjambment in this poem?
Yes, until you get to his song.
True or False:
The author is speaking to the audience in the poem.
True
What is the specific purpose of this poem?
To create a connection to those who are alone but seek and find their true self while escaping the reality of their situation.
How does the immediate occasion effect how the author acts?
A) He dances
B) He cooks
C) He argues
A) He dances
Which option best holds tone words for this poem?
A) Pompous, Amused, Ambivalent
B) Tired, Sappy, Plain
C) Entitled, Accusing, Fanciful
A) Pompous, Amused, Ambivalent
What specific imagery is used in this quote?
"in silken mists above shining trees"
Visual Imagery
Is the author/speaker against the idea of feeling free and liberated while dancing in his house?
No, he embraces it as he is becoming his happy self.
This poem was set around 1910s-1920s.
What was a larger event happening during that time?
A) WW1
B) Vietnam War
C) Great Depression
A) WW1
True or False: Do ALL THREE of these adjective-noun combos accurately describe our speaker?
Playful dancing
Lighthearted movements
Self-admiration
True
What literary device does the poem finish in?
"Who shall say I am not the happy genius of my household?"
A rhetorical question.
Who is our speaker in this poem?
A) The wife
B) The man
C) The kids
D) The shadow
B) The man
What literary device is seen in this quote:
"the sun is a flame-white disc"
Metaphor